In 2016 Russian Agricultural Bank JSC (RusAg) increased by 62% the volume of lending to the agro-industrial complex of Russia, providing a record 1.03 trillion rubles to agrarians. Of these, 260 billion rubles was allocated to finance seasonal work, which is 37% more than in 2015. The Bank's share in the seasonal loan market exceeded 75%, an increase of 4 percentage points.
February 1, 2017, first StartUp get-together took place at Omsk SAU. This is a brand new format of interaction between young scientists, entrepreneurs and professionals, where you can discuss challenges of project development, take useful advice and share your experience.
February 2, 2017, the agreement for cooperation between Association for the Advancement of Agribiotechnologies Industrial Cluster of Omsk region and Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education Moscow State University of Technologies and Management (First Cossack University) was signed. First Cossack University became the 18th member of Omsky Biocluster.
Russian Agricultural Bank JSC (RusAg JSC ) and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation signed an agreement on joint implementation of the program of preferential crediting of agricultural enterprises. According to the new subsidy procedure in 2017, partial reimbursement of interest on loans will be provided directly to authorized credit institutions. As a result, banks will be able to lend to agricultural producers at a rate of no more than 5% per annum, which will simplify the procedure… 
One of the main activities of Agrobiotechnologies Industrial Cluster of Omsk region is practical assistance to Omsk agricultural producers to improve technologies for the production of livestock products, the introduction of modern achievements and innovations in the sphere of livestock. For these purposes, the SIBAGROCOMPLEX Group (member of Omsky Biocluster) continues to work systematically with farms in Omsk region.
At Pushkinsky Feed Mill Titan-Agro LLC produced a test batch of mixed fodder concentrate PZK-90, intended for feeding young rabbit.
StartUpAcademia was established as a structural unit of Omsky Biocluster in order to facilitate the commercialization of Omsk start-ups. Forms of assistance: project structuring, assistance with application documentation, organisation of communication with Russian and foreign institutions of development and private investors.
Aleksey Morgunov, PhD, head of CIMMYT offices in Turkey (Ankara), paid a working visit of Omsk State Agrarian University (Omsk SAU). The purpose of the visit, which was held December 19-24, 2016 on the initiative of the Ph.D., prof. Vladimir Shamanin - joint implementation of the scientific project of the Russian Scientific Foundation (together with OmSAU) Phenotyping and Genotyping of Synthetic Hexaploid Wheat (T.Durum x Ae.Squarrosa) and the Identification of Useful Attribute Genes by the Associated Labeling Method for Increasing…